Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-12-17
ARKANSAS TRAIN ROBBERY.

The Express Car Robbed on St Louis
Arkansas s. Texas Train-The Passengers
and the Robbers Much Agitated.
ST.. LOUIS, December 10.-The informa-
ton is just received here that the train bound
north over the st. Louis, Arkansas & Texas
railroad was stopped by train robbers ten
miles this side of Te1arkana, Ark, last
night and the express car, mail and pas
sengers all relieved of cash. The amount
is not yet known. Governor Hughes has
just received the following from General
Superintendent Hannah, of the st. Louis,
Arkansas & Texas railroad:
TExARKANA, ARK, December 10.
To Hon. s. P. Hughes. governor:
Our northbound passenger train was
robbed about ten miles north of here last
evening about o'clock by three masked
men. The express car robbed. The passen-
gers and mail not molested. Have started
armed posses from here north and from
Leadville south. A posse has also gone up
sheriff will watch the roads leading to this
place. lS1gned.J w. Z. HAMAN.
Governor Hughes has offered $500 for the
arrest and conviction of each robber. The
railroad company also offers several thous-
and dollars reward. The amount taken is
said to reach $4,000.
A Pine Bluff special says the robbery oc
Cured about o'clock last night twelve
miles north of Texarkana on the train bound
at the time, says the train was suddenly
stopped when moving out of Geneva
station. He saw three rough looking men
board the engine and he knew something
was wrong, so he blew out the lights in his
compartment and locked the doors. The
express messenger did the same thing. Tie
three robbers were armed with Winchester
rifle and couple of pistols each. They Or
dered the doors opened and fired several
shots through the windows. They then used
a pickax and johnson fired one shot
through the window, which was answered
b. volley. Finding resistance useless, and
the lives of the engineer and fireman at
stake, the express messenger opened his
doors, when light was struck and a search
by the robbers began. johnson does not
know accurately, but thinks the robbers must
lottery money went up in small denomina-
tons. The leader of the robbers was much
agitated, and the mail clerk told him that
he was more scared than he fJohnson) was.
Johnson says he would know cle of the
men anywhere. The leader weighs 200
pounds and is thick, heavy set man, very
rough, big hands and feet, and blue eyes.
The conductor opened the door and
was fired on. There was a panic
among the passengers, who seemed
paralyzed with fear. After robbing the ex-
press car they entered the mail car. John
son expostuIated that that was Uncle Sans
dominion and that they already had good
deal of booty and that if they disturbed the
mails it would go hard with them. One re-
piled ''that's so" and that they wouldn't touch
the mails. Great excitenen prevails in the
region of the robbery and mounted men are
the woods everywhere. Officials at
Louisville, as soon as notified, went out with
a posse. Have not learned the extent of the
robbing of the passengers. After the rob
berry officers were soon on the ground and
two of them had running fight with the
robbers for about a mile and
q half. One robber lost his hat
as was sAown by blood
along the trail. All the parties were mounted,
and SO far the robbers have escaped, al
though their capture is hourly expected, as
The officers are securing the country in every
direction. The passengers were not molested.